English II Fall 2020 review

Question 1

What ad did Zadie Smith analyze?

Accepted Answer

find your beach

Question 2

Which poem creatively referenced the segregation era known as Jim Crow?

Accepted Answer

"Sonnet to My Past and Future Assassin"

Question 3

What metaphor is in Baldwin's "Letter to My Nephew"?

Accepted Answer

"my dungeon shook and my chains came off"

Question 4

What feature does Abuelita heal for the narrator in "The Moths"?

Accepted Answer

bull hands

Question 5

What role do black men play for white men, according to Baldwin?

Accepted Answer

fixed star

Question 6

What is the name of the hotel in Chicago where Irene and Clare reunite?

Accepted Answer

Drayton

Question 7

What's the result of a "thousand years of good prayers"?

Accepted Answer

a conversation with Madam

Question 8

Which Countee Cullen poem is referenced in Passing's epigraph?

Accepted Answer

Heritage

Question 9

What animal is killed in "The State"?

Accepted Answer

bat

Question 10

Which sonnet contains "ourselves no prison is"?

Accepted Answer

"Nuns Fret Not"

Question 11

What cultural event determined how Alvarez saw herself and her family?

Accepted Answer

Miss America pageant

Question 12

What activity does Tommy Orange's character take up?

Accepted Answer

drumming

Question 13

Who coined the term "double consciousness"?

Accepted Answer

Du Bois

Question 14

What school did Lee attend?

Accepted Answer

Philips Exeter

Question 15

What did Dante dislike?

Accepted Answer

wearing shoes

Question 16

What was the name of the horse in Walker's essay?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 17

How did Ari break his legs?

Accepted Answer

saving Dante from a car

Question 18

What is an oriflamme?

Accepted Answer

banner to take into battle

Question 19

Why is Laura Lee's innocent verdict a problem?

Accepted Answer

she upholds white supremacy

Question 20

What item is likened unto Laura Lee?

Accepted Answer

guard dog and silver platter

Question 21

Where does Brian want to live?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 22

Which poet did Dante introduce to Ari?

Accepted Answer

Merwin

Question 23

How did Lee's mother express love?

Accepted Answer

cooking Korean food

Question 24

What is Mr. Shi's occupation?

Accepted Answer

rocket scientist

Question 25

How does "Coming Home Again" end?

Accepted Answer

with Lee driving down the highway

English II Fall 2020 review

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English II Fall 2020 review

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